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Modigliani and Miller's second article, which assumed the existence of corporate income taxes, led to the conclusion that a firm's value would be maximized, and its cost of capital minimized, if it used (almost) 100% debt. However, this model did not take account of bankruptcy costs. The existence of bankruptcy costs leads to the assumption of an optimal capital structure where the debt ratio is less than 100%.

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